These easy-to-make cream cheese stuffed mushrooms will become your new favorite air fryer appetizer!

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Need a new air fryer appetizer recipe?? Here you go! These air fryer stuffed mushrooms are a delicious appetizer everyone loves to love! Even if you don’t like mushrooms this is a great recipe to help you change your mind!

Softened cream cheese is mixed with shredded cheese, spices, and herbs, and stuffed into jumbo white mushroom caps. Then they’re dipped in seasoned bread crumbs, spritzed with oil, and air fried to crispy browned perfection!

Favorite Appetizers or favorite Side dish?

You can serve these as the perfect appetizer at your next party. OR serve them as a side dish! We enjoy them with roast or alongside a salad for a lighter dinner or a low-carb dinner. They’re different and interesting and come together with just a handful of ingredients.

Ingredients for air fryer stuffed mushrooms.

What do I need to Make Stuffed Mushrooms in the Air Fryer?

Recipe Ingredients:

cream cheese softened at room temperature
Jumbo white button mushrooms OR regular white button mushrooms or even cremini mushrooms which are just baby bella mushrooms
Shredded cheddar or a blend of cheese
Grated parmesan cheese
Chopped onion
Garlic powder
Salt
Paprika
Italian seasoning herbs
Black pepper
Vegetable oil or light olive oil
Optional Additions: a drop or two of sriracha or a pinch of red pepper flakes

Tools needed to Make Stuffed Mushrooms

Medium bowl
Small bowl
Cutting board
Sharp knife
Frying pan
Plate
Air fryer
Oil Sprayer (NOT Pam or other aerosol sprays)
Tongs (maybe rubber-coated tips to save your air fryer basket)
Wooden spoon
Hand held mixer

Crispy browned seasoned bread crumbs on stuffed mushrooms.

Make ahead for the easiest appetizers!

The next time you’re having a party and making loads of appetizers to serve up, make these stuffed mushrooms up the point of filling them with stuffing. Then put them in an airtight container in the refrigerator until you’re ready to cook them.

Then dip the tops in the bread crumbs, spritz with oil, and air fry. Hot fresh stuffed mushrooms will be a real crowd pleaser!

What type of mushroom to use?

I used jumbo white button mushrooms. You can use small or regular button mushrooms. Baby Bella mushrooms are also called cremini mushrooms.

Any and all of these can be used interchangeably, The ONLY thing that will change between the types of mushrooms is cook time. Bigger mushrooms will take a little longer. Smaller mushrooms will take a little less time to cook.

Whichever one you choose will STILL make delicious air fryer stuffed mushrooms.

Air Fryer Stuffed Mushrooms on a platter.

How to clean mushrooms

Don’t completely soak mushrooms in water to clean them. They can soak up a lot of water! To clean mushrooms just get a damp kitchen towel or even a damp paper towel and wipe any loose dirt and detritus off.

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How to Store Leftovers

These air fryer mushrooms can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days in an air-tight container. You can reheat them or enjoy them cold!

Air Fryer Stuffed Mushrooms

5 from 48 votes

These easy-to-make cream cheese stuffed mushrooms will become your new favorite air fryer appetizer!

Course: Air Fryer

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 10

Total Time: 25

Servings: Servings

Author: Laura

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Ingredients

12 ounces Jumbo Button Mushrooms about 12
2 TBSP chopped onion
2 tsp vegetable oil
8 ounces softened cream cheese
1 tsp horseradish optional but delish!!
1/3 cup shredded cheese cheddar or a cheese blend
2 TBSP grated parmesan
½ tsp salt
1 tsp italian herbs
½ tsp paprika
½ tsp garlic powder
2 TBSP Seasoned Bread Crumbs

Instructions

Gently clean the mushrooms and remove the stems
Set the clean mushroom caps to the side
Cut off the tough ends of the stems and then chop the remaining parts
Heat a small skillet over medium heat and add the oil
saute the chopped onion and mushroom stems in the hot oil, cook until tender but not browned or crispy
set aside to cool
Put the cream cheese and horseradish, if using, in a medium size bowl
Add the cheese and seasonings
When the mushrooms and onions are cool
Add them to the cream cheese and blend them with the hand mixer until well combined
Taste the cream cheese mixture and add more salt, or garlic powder as needed, also you can add a little hot sauce or red pepper flakes
Hit the preheat button on the air fryer and let it preheat for 5 minutes at 400°
Divide the filling between the mushroom caps
Put the bread crumbs on a plate
Press the stuffed mushrooms filling side down in the seasoned bread crumbs
When the air fryer is preheated set the filled mushrooms in the basket, you may need to cook the mushrooms in batches
Spray lightly with vegetable oil or use a pastry brush to pat oil on the bread crumbs
Air fry the mushrooms at 360° for 6 minutes, then open it and see how it's looking, if the crumbs are browned and mushrooms and softened they are done
If not air fry again for 2-3 minutes and well browned
Let them cool a bit before eating because they will be hot and juicy!